Greetings to you my family and friends. We have finally arrived in Tunisia! The journey to Tunisia seemed as though it would never end. Our group left Dulles National Airport at 5:40 pm on Thursday evening, arrived in Frankfurt, Germany at 7:00 am Friday morning. We were scheduled to have a 16 hour lay-over in Frankfurt, but the lay-over was extended due to inclement weather. We arrived in Tunis, Tunisia at 3:00 am Saturday morning. Many hours with little sleep, however, we were all in good spirits upon finally arriving.
Upon awaking Saturday late morning, a friend, Rebecca, and I ate lunch together at a restaurant and set out in search of the market. The primary language spoken in Tunisia is both French and Arabic, neither of which I speak with any proficiency. Fortunately, Rebecca chose a practical field of study for her undergraduate degree - French and Spanish. She studied a semester in both France and Chile and spent two years in Niger (Knee-jair), a French-speaking country, as a Peace Corps volunteer. I would certainly have been reluctant to explore the city as we did without speaking the French language.
While I would like to share more with you about my experience thus far, the internet cafe will be closing any minute. My intention is to write often so that you can share this amazing experience with me. Please feel free to post a message!
2 comments:
Hey, my beautiful friend!! You look right at home in Tunisia! I miss you bunches! Heard good things from Phil tonight at Peak about your experiences there across the world. Spent a little time with my cousin Todd(climbing & saving the babies!).
praying for you all the time.
take good care. love you!
mk
okay, I don't know how to change it from Ben's name to mine, but hopefully I'll figure that out one day...or perhaps not.
peace,
mary kate
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